Coastal Communities Minister to give evidence to Lords Seaside Towns Regen Committee
Jake Berry MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth, will be giving evidence on Tuesday 18 December to the House of Lords Regenerating Seaside Towns Committee.
This evidence session, which is open to the public, will start at 3.25pm.
Questions the Committee is likely to ask him include:
- Should the challenges of seaside communities be recognised in a more strategic way by Government?
- Is the Government planning to give local authorities more powers or financial flexibility to improve poor quality houses in multiple occupation (HMOs)?
- How will the development of local industrial strategies ensure that coastal areas benefit from efforts to improve local economic prosperity?
- How will the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government ensure that the Shared Prosperity Fund meets the needs of coastal communities that were previously supported by EU regional funding?
- What does the Government expect the priorities of the potential Tourism Sector Deal to be?
- Would the Government ever consider reducing VAT for certain tourism related activities to help the tourism industry?
This evidence session will begin at 3.25pm on Tuesday 18 December 2018 in Committee Room 2A of the House of Lords.
